Sam Trickett New Brand Ambassador for Starpoker
Popular poker professional Sam Trickett has announced his new role as ambassador for the Indian poker site, Starpoker. Trickett, from Nottingham, is a hugely successful player who has amassed over $20 million in career winnings. He has acted as an ambassador for several other high-profile online poker rooms, such as Matchbook, Titan Poker and Everest.
In a recent press release, Trickett told the New Indian Express: “I’m happy to confirm that I am the new Poker Brand Ambassador for the top Indian online poker room Starpoker.in for India. I am excited to represent the Indian poker industry’s authentic poker brand and look forward to promoting poker in India alongside the Starpoker.in team and to interacting with our players online as well.”
The poker pro was initially destined for a career in football, but an unfortunate knee injury put paid to those plans. He turned to poker in 2005 and turned it from an occasional hobby into a serious venture, soon racking up wins at high stakes tables during live tournaments. He has done incredibly well at the WSOP and the Aussie Millions events. He was already becoming a familiar face on the live poker circuit by the time he became the runner-up to Jason DeWitt in a $5,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2010 WSOP. The 2011 Aussie Millions was another successful stint for the player, where he walked away with A$3,000,000 by winning the $100,500 event and finishing in second place in the A$250,000 Super High Roller.
Arguably Trickett’s most famous poker tournament moment in his career so far was at the 2012 WSOP. He finished runner-up to legendary poker player Antonio Esfandiari in the very first $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop event. It was a result that secured Trickett a massive $10,112,001 and sent him much further up up the all-time money listing. Currently, he is top in the UK list and is overall seventh in the worldwide all-time money rankings.
Starpoker.in is an Indian online poker site owned by Cyber Gaming Technologies which offers its customers a “complete and holistic poker platform” and provides both cash games and tournaments. The marketing director of the company, Lina Wang, has welcomed the new poker ambassador, saying “Sam is an amazing player and a wonderful human being. There is no doubt about his superb poker playing skills and he is going to be a very valuable addition to the Starpoker.in team. We are very proud to welcome him into the Starpoker.in fold.”
Trickett is one of the most well-known and widely recognisable faces in the worldwide poker industry. He’ll be viewed as a massive asset to the Starpoker brand, and securing him as their new ambassador has been hailed as a major achievement for the Indian company.
